About three dozen people had visited the Agricultural Hall shelter throughout the night, with about 20 there at one time during their busiest hours, said Red Cross employee Susan Kalkhuis-Beam.

The shelter was largely empty by 11 a.m., although a few people slept on cots and a handful kept warm with coffee. Kalkhuis-Beam expects it to get busier tonight as the weather gets colder.

Trees down, traffic lights out

Pets were previously prohibited at the shelter, but the Lehigh Valley County Animal Response Team will now care for animals at both the Agricultural Center and a shelter at 2121 City Line Road in Bethlehem, said Allentown spokesman Mike Moore.

The city's water treatment and processing facilities had been without power for a few hours overnight, but it has been restored. Pawlowski said there are still a few power outages at water pumps but PPL is working to restore them.

"The problem is that the pumps are what pumps the water to the reservoirs," he said. "Right now we're working on gravity. We can do that for about two days. They are in the process of trying to fix those."

Dozens of traffic lights throughout the city were still not working by early this afternoon, and fallen trees were visible along several city streets.

Ed Pawlowski

A large tree next to the Union and West End Cemetery had fallen over, bending down power lines and narrowly missing several cars parked at the intersection of 11th and Chew streets.

Pawlowski said many downed trees have been addressed. Most that remain are intertwined with power lines and the city is waiting for PPL to address them, he said.

"The crews did a great job, and now it's really up to PPL to get this power back," Pawlowski said. "I'm very appreciative to all of our residents."

Moore said anyone visiting emergency shelters should be sure to bring their medication, identification, foods that meet unusual dietary requirements, important personal documents, extra clothing and supplies if they have children or pets.